PC World - patching RSS feedhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/tag/patching/en-auTue, 08 Jun 2010 01:19:00 +1000Security Manager's Journal: Without patch management, you are nothing.http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/349176/security_manager_journal_without_patch_management_nothing_/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedDoes it all come down to patch management? As a security manager, I pursue many initiatives, striving to protect the company on many fronts. But patch management is a key metric of our risk exposure, since there is a direct correlation between security incidents and patch compliance. So, in a way, it does all come down to something as basic as patch management, because if we fail there, we can't be secure.Mathias ThurmanTue, 08 Jun 2010 01:19:00 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/349176/security_manager_journal_without_patch_management_nothing_/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedAfter buggy patch, criminals exploit Windows flawhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/348717/after_buggy_patch_criminals_exploit_windows_flaw/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedOnline criminals are scanning the Internet and attacking Windows 2000 machines that haven't had a recent Windows Media Service patch installed, Symantec said Wednesday.Robert McMillanThu, 03 Jun 2010 06:11:00 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/348717/after_buggy_patch_criminals_exploit_windows_flaw/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedApple patches Pwn2Own bughttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/343175/apple_patches_pwn2own_bug/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedApple today patched a critical Mac OS X vulnerability used by a security researcher three weeks ago to win $10,000 for hacking Safari at the Pwn2Own contest.Gregg KeizerThu, 15 Apr 2010 07:56:00 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/343175/apple_patches_pwn2own_bug/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedHackers exploit new Java zero-day bughttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/343159/hackers_exploit_new_java_zero-day_bug/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedJust five days after a Google researcher published information of an unpatched Java bug, a compromised song lyrics site is sending users to a Russian attack server exploiting the flaw to install malware, an antivirus firm said today.Gregg KeizerThu, 15 Apr 2010 06:30:00 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/343159/hackers_exploit_new_java_zero-day_bug/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMicrosoft: Patching Windows 2000 'infeasible'http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/317815/microsoft_patching_windows_2000_infeasible_/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMicrosoft took the unusual step today and skipped patching one of the vulnerabilities addressed in its monthly security update, saying that crafting a fix was "infeasible."Gregg KeizerWed, 09 Sep 2009 07:31:00 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/317815/microsoft_patching_windows_2000_infeasible_/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedSymantec offers fix for buggy Norton patchhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/316221/symantec_offers_fix_buggy_norton_patch/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedSymantec has posted a software fix after hundreds of users reported problems with a buggy update of the company's flagship Norton AntiVirus software.Robert McMillanWed, 26 Aug 2009 13:58:00 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/316221/symantec_offers_fix_buggy_norton_patch/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeed